, Section2={{Chembox Properties , Formula = C₃H₄N₄O₂ , MolarMass = 128.09 g/mol , Appearance = white powder , Density = , MeltingPt = , MeltingPt_notes = , BoilingPt = , BoilingPt_notes = , Solubility = insoluble , SolubleOther = soluble in concentrated mineral acids, alkalis and ammonia , Solvent = , pKa = , pKb = , Section7={{Chembox Hazards , MainHazards = , NFPA-H = , NFPA-F = , NFPA-R = , NFPA-S = , FlashPt = , AutoignitionPt = , ExploLimits = , PEL = Ammelide (6-amino-2,4-dihydroxy-1,3,5-triazine) is a triazine and the

hydrolysis Hydrolysis (; ) is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds. The term is used broadly for substitution, elimination, and solvation reactions in which water is the nucleophile. Biological hydrolysis ...

product of ammeline.

Synthesis

Ammelide can be obtained by heating dicyandiamide with aqueous

ammonia Ammonia is an inorganic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . A stable binary hydride, and the simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colourless gas with a distinct pungent smell. Biologically, it is a common nitrogeno ...

at 160−170 °C. It can also be synthesized by heating melam with concentrated sulfuric acid for a short time at 190 °C.

Chemical property

Ammelide forms salts with both acids (

hydrochloric acid Hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride. It is a colorless solution with a distinctive pungent smell. It is classified as a strong acid. It is a component of the gastric acid in the dig ...

nitric acid Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula . It is a highly corrosive mineral acid. The compound is colorless, but older samples tend to be yellow cast due to decomposition into oxides of nitrogen. Most commercially available ni ...

, sulfuric acid) and bases (

sodium hydroxide Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaOH. It is a white solid ionic compound consisting of sodium cations and hydroxide anions . Sodium hydroxide is a highly caustic base and alkal ...

ammonium The ammonium cation is a positively-charged polyatomic ion with the chemical formula or . It is formed by the protonation of ammonia (). Ammonium is also a general name for positively charged or protonated substituted amines and quaternar ...

calcium hydroxide Calcium hydroxide (traditionally called slaked lime) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca( OH)2. It is a colorless crystal or white powder and is produced when quicklime ( calcium oxide) is mixed or slaked with water. It has m ...

). Ammelide decomposes at 170 °C with water to form

carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide ( chemical formula ) is a chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature. In the air, carbon dioxide is t ...

and

. It can be converted into

cyanuric acid Cyanuric acid or 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triol is a chemical compound with the formula (CNOH)3. Like many industrially useful chemicals, this triazine has many synonyms. This white, odorless solid finds use as a precursor or a component of bleac ...

by oxidizing agents (e.g.

potassium permanganate Potassium permanganate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KMnO4. It is a purplish-black crystalline salt, that dissolves in water as K+ and , an intensely pink to purple solution. Potassium permanganate is widely used in the c ...

) or by boiling with acids or alkalis.

References

* B. Bann and S.A. Miller, "Melamines and derivatives of melamine",

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, vol.58, p131-172 (1958). Triazines Aromatic amines